DR-100 Application Examples
    ROUGHING  DR-100

 
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Rolling Mill Roll (1 metre diameter x 3 metre long)
Craven Centre Lathe
Chilled Cast Iron ( 55 Hrc)
Turning
2 mm (0.08”)
RNMN 120300T DR-100
100 m/min  (330 ft/min) cutting without coolant
0.2 mm/rev (0.008”/rev)
N/A
Average 40 minutes contact
Semi-finishing for grinder – machine not powerful enough for bigger cuts or feed rates

 

 

 

 

   
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Thread Rolling Die
D2 Tool Steel
Okuma LB15 CNC Lathe
Turning – removal of thread
2 mm (0.08”)
SNMN 090312T DR-100
100 m/min  (330 ft/min)
0.2 mm/rev (0.008”/rev)
Not important
Average 40 minutes contact  
Cost effective stock removal

 
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Crushing Ring
Hard Facing Alloy – Stellite 6
DSG Centre Lathe
Facing
Variable
RNMN 090300T DR-100
150 m/min  (500 ft/min) cutting without coolant
0.2 mm/rev (0.008”/rev)
N/A
Job Done
Many hours of grinding saved

 

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Roll Forming Tool
Tungsten Carbide 30% Cobalt
Centre Lathe
Turning
Typically 1.0 mm
TNMN 110308T  DR-100
30 m/min  (100 ft/min) cutting without coolant
0.1 mm/rev (0.004”/rev)
N/A but no cracking or chipping
15 minutes contact
Better than semi-finish grinding

 

 

 
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Gear
Through Hardened Steel
Centre Lathe
Turning  across gear teeth - modification
Typically 1.0 mm
RNMN 090300T  DR-100
80 m/min  (270 ft/min) cutting without coolant
0.15 mm/rev (0.006”/rev)
N/A
15 minutes contact
Better than grinding – 6.35 mm removed from 2 metre diameter

 

 

 

 

 

 

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